Longtimeagotherewasafarmerwholivedwithhisdaughter.Ayoungmanfellinlovewiththefarmer’sbeautifuldaughterandwishedto 36 her.Onedayhewenttothefarmerto 37 hispermission.Thefarmerlookedathimandsaid“Guystandoutinthat 38 .I’mgoingtorelease(释放) 39 bullsoneatatime.Ifyoucan 40 thetailofanyoneofthethreebullsyoucanmarrymydaughter.”

41 theyoungmangotoutandstoodinthefield 42 thefirstbull.Thebarn（牛棚）door 43 andoutcamethebiggestbullthathehadeverseen.He 44 thatoneofthenextbullshadtobeabetter 45 thanthisonesoheranovertothesideandletthebull 46 .

Afew 47 laterthebarndooropenedagain.Unbelievable!Theyoungmanhadneverseenanybullso 48 andfierceasthisoneinhislife.Itstoodtherepawing（扒）thegroundand 49 theyoungman.“Whatthenext 50 waslike?Ithadtobeabetterchoicethanthisone”hethought.Heletthebullpassthroughagain.

Thedooropenedathirdtime.A 51 cameacrosstheyoungman’sface.Thiswastheweakestbullthathehadeverseen.“Thisonewasmybull”he 52 tohimself.Asthebullcamerunningbyhepositionedhimselfjustrightand 53 atjusttheexactmoment.Hethrewhishandstocatch......Buttohis 54 thebullhadnotail.

Lifeisfullofopportunities. 55 catchthefirstone.

1. A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry

2. A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer

3. A．field B．forest C．riverD．building

4. A．two B．three C．fourD．five

5. A．see B．cut C．catchD．discover

6. A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly

7. A．talkingabout B．thinkingof C．lookingforD．waitingfor

8. A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed

9. A．decided B．noticed C．suggestedD．learned

10. A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason

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